Just a few months before his third birthday in 1987, we brought our sandy-haired and lively son to the doctor, certain that he had yet another ear infection.

Instead, we received a crippling, unthinkable diagnosis — our Steven had a brain tumor. After a grueling 10-hour surgery, the talented doctors at the University of Florida’s Shands Hospital removed most of the tumor, and we exhaled with relief.

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